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What is shocking? The late actor James Earl Jones<\/a> was an answer to a Jeopardy!<\/a> question on the Monday, September 15 episode and none of the contestants knew it. Fans slammed them for tmissing he easy clue.<\/p>\n James Earl Jones was known for many roles including Darth Vader in the Star Wars <\/a>saga, Mufasa in The Lion King<\/a>, The Sandlot,<\/a> Coming to America<\/a>, and more. The actor died<\/a> on September 9, 2024 at the age of 93.<\/p>\n Reigning champion Paolo Pasco<\/a> faced off against Ryan Sharpe and Kelsi Tyler in a tight game<\/a>.<\/p>\n The episode featured a\u00a0Sesame Street\u00a0<\/a>category in the first round. The contestants knew three out of the five clues, including the theme song, a character\u2019s pet rock, and their game show<\/a> host.<\/p>\n However, they didn\u2019t know a special guest on the show. Oscar the Grouch presented the clue, \u201cThroughout the years, lots of people have stopped by Sesame Street\u00a0 like Alex Trebek<\/a> and Ken Jennings.<\/a> Why can\u2019t they leave a grouch alone? But, the very first was this guy, who recited the alphabet for us.\u201d<\/p>\n A picture of a young James Earl Jones popped up on the screen, but all three contestants shook their heads. Host Ken Jennings let them know that it was the legendary actor.<\/p>\n The clip was posted to Instagram, where fans slammed the contestants for not knowing Jones. \u201cNobody knew James Earl Jones. Straight to jail,\u201d one fan said.<\/p>\n \u201cWell that was an embarrassment,\u201d replied another.<\/p>\n \u201cExcuse me, you know Rocco the Rock but you don\u2019t know James Earl Jones?\u201d another asked.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were screaming at the TV!\u201d a fan said.<\/p>\n \u201cLiterally how did a single one of them not know THEE James Earl Jones?\u201d a fourth asked.<\/p>\n \u201cThem not knowing James Earl Jones was heartbreaking,\u201d an Instagram user said.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t believe they knew who Rocco was but not James Earl Jones,\u201d a fan said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat the crap? How do they not know who freaking James Earl Jones is on sight? Nobody wins. I demand a rematch,\u201d one last fan said.<\/p>\n However, one fan defended the contestants by saying that they only recognize Jones when he was older. Since this was a younger picture, they understood why no one got it.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, but he looks the same minus the hair,\u201d a fan replied.<\/p>\n Did you know that the man in the picture was James Earl Jones? Sound off in tje comments.<\/p>\n